When I gave birth to my first child, it was a hospital that put the mother's recovery first. So I was very relaxed and was able to take care of my newborn very calmly after leaving the hospital. However, my second child was delivered at a large hospital near my parents' house because I had to leave my older child with my parents. I was forced to stay with my child all the time, and it was a four-person room, not a private room. When I left the hospital and went back to my parents' house, I was so stressed out from the week that I couldn't stop shaking for about an hour. I thought that a hospital that gives first priority to the mother's care immediately after the birth would make a huge difference in her mental state after the birth, because the mother has a long battle ahead of her after leaving the hospital.
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
Oh my, that must have been extremely stressful and I’m feeling your anxiety during that situation just from reading your comment. I’m so sorry you experienced that and I wish you well! I’m well aware that there are many different situations and hospital or birth center settings, even in Japan, so I feel very lucky to have had a caring and supportive place to give birth at so close to where I live. I encourage all new mothers to seek a place which supports mother’s recovery postpartum if they can!
I just found your channel today! I am a birth doula in America and I am currently learning Japanese so this video fulfills so many of my passions! Congratulations on the birth of your son, he is so handsome! How families birth babies in different cultures is fascinating!
@kadonoura21040115
Жыл бұрын
お母さんはとても、優しそうな顔をしていますね。旦那さんも勿論、優しいお方なので、 God. breath. your family.
I hope you have experienced on how it feels like to stay in a maternity clinic of Japan, Miss Charlotte. It could be lonely, but still really comfortable to cope with a newly born baby.
@UrU_xxx
Жыл бұрын
いつも色んな国際カップルのコメント欄にいますね!ジェロームさん笑 日本人が好きなんですか??😂❤️
@kuromidori828
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赤ちゃん👶良く寝ていてお利口さんです♪
@fukuiti1940
Жыл бұрын
無事でなにより。
@hiroakitakagi7724
Жыл бұрын
おめでとうございます
@rarefactioncurve6310
Жыл бұрын
I couldn't help thinking of my Mom and realized that being a Mom is the toughest job in the world. I am a Japanese expat living in eastern Canada and have not been back in Japan for over 10 years, and this means that I have not seen my Mom for that long. Your uploads have made me realize how grateful I should be to my Mom for being my Mom. Thank you. I hope you and your family are doing well and that you are enjoying the weather!
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
Aw thank you! Being a mom is definitely one of the hardest things I have ever done, but it’s also very rewarding to have these relationships with my children. I’m sure your mom knows how you feel, but as a mother living halfway around the world from my own mother, it never hurts to give a call! 💜
Hello, nice to meet you. I’m a Japanese in Japan. This video is really appreciated for me because I have been exchanging with one American woman for about one month and half only by SNS, Messenger and LINE and with close friendship I become to think of getting married with her if possible. Through sharing this video with her I hope our relationship would be developed. I’ve registered your Chanel to understand the American way of thinking, feeling and doing so that I could communicated better with my girlfriend(40, even though I’m 68.😅😅😅) to be united to one. 🥰
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
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Hi and thanks so much for subscribing to my channel! I hope you can make it work with your girlfriend and wish you all the best! 🙂
@_sowerintango7918
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@@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan With my pleasure. And thank you very much for your encouraging and heartening us with your very useful video.👍😄❤️
@アラン-s7i
Жыл бұрын
だと思う! 外国の赤ちゃんの扱いは荒くて許せない。慣れてるんだが、商品扱い! 許せない。
@jojimasake
Жыл бұрын
Looks like best care treatments and delicious meals. One thing missing is wine. The first night meal came with a glass of wine at my wife's hospital in San Francisco Bay Area. But nothing compared to Japanese hospital and shorter stay. Another time I took sushi for 2 people and she devourd all and nothing left for me.😢
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
I had the option for wine or umeshu (plum wine), but I don’t drink alcohol so I declined it.
@じゅにあわてん
Жыл бұрын
これからも皆さまお幸せに!
@daisukened4609
Жыл бұрын
Your baby's sleeping face is too cute like an angel🎶✨🥰
Hi Chako, “Wow, that’s so barbaric!”, I couldn’t help but recall the comment my sister-in-law in Tokyo made when I told her about the birthing experience that my ex-wife and I had here in the US, i.e. being released (or sent home) the next day following the birth of our daughter with a minimal set of information booklets. I remember my ex-wife and I were totally exhausted both physically and mentally for the first few weeks. Okay, so much for the deficiencies in the healthcare system here. I am so happy for you that you could give a birth in Japan and be able to share it with us. I truly enjoyed watching the bonding moments between you and Ren. They were so precious and touching that they brought tears to my eyes. And, the gourmet meals that you enjoyed, are completely at another level. Take a good care of your family and yourself. Thank you for the lovely video, Shin from Colorado
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
Yes is shocking how little care and support there is in America after giving birth and postpartum. I loved my time there and am glad I got to experience one of the highest potentials for a birth and recovery experience anywhere in the world!
Thanks for sharing. Happy to know that mother and child are fine and healthy.
@しーた-j8c
Жыл бұрын
What a cute baby❤
@sfyoko
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Gorgeous meals! Probably in bigger hospitals don’t serve such meals. I’m glad you had a fabulous stay.
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think so, but even hospital meals in regular Japanese hospitals are SO much better than hospital food in America. 😅
@maria7813
Жыл бұрын
かわいいいい! おめでとうございます〜!
@KittieGeorge
Жыл бұрын
Ren opened his eyes soon after birth though he came out earlier than expected, didn't he? You seem to have liked ObGyn clinic of Japan very much. How about once more to solve Japanese baby bust? I'm kidding^^
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
Haha, I’m not sure I could go through the whole ordeal of being pregnant again. But for the time being I’m enjoying having another newborn baby to take care of! 😊
I have practiced as a family physician and did delivery both in Japan and the US. Not only Japanese midwives but the American midwife who delivered my daughter was also excellent! 😊 私はアメリカと日本の両方でFamily Doctorとしてdelivery をしてたけど、私の子供のdeliveryをしてくれたアメリカのmidwifeもとっても良かったですよ😊
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
I delivered my other children with midwives in America, and they were all very excellent and handled my care well. My middle child had a complicated delivery and the midwife who delivered him saved my life with a quick decision when I started hemorrhaging, so I definitely think midwives around the world are amazing!
I just found your channel today! I am a birth doula in America and I am currently learning Japanese so this video fulfills so many of my passions! Congratulations on the birth of your son, he is so handsome! How families birth babies in different cultures is fascinating!
@akirasama777
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As you said, school lunches in Japan have different menus every time. and very delicious Elementary school students prepare the food themselves, so it doesn't look pretty, but the taste is just as good as the food made by professionals. If your child spends time in a Japanese elementary school, you will have a very productive time.
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
Japanese school lunches are impressive! Much better than American ones…
First of all, congrats on the birth of your wonderful son. He has smooth skin so beautiful. 💖💖🎄🎄👶👶 I gave birth to my son shortly after midnight in a small town in northern California. I was taken to a large room where several patients were. I woke up a few hours later. There's the slender man in a black robe standing in front of me. I thought this priest was going to tell me my son was dead. I cried quietly under the sheet. Then the nurse brought my son to me. It's an enormous relief. Then I was kicked out. I couldn't believe how I was treated so badly. Later, I found out that this is typical in the US. A length of stay of 48 hours for a vaginal delivery (or 96 hours for a cesarean).
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
Yep, sounds just about the same as my experiences giving birth in a large hospital in the US. Well, my first child was born in a birth center with midwives and that experience was very wonderful and I was well cared for. I even got to have a water birth. For my second, it was complicated as he was stillborn and passed away at 37 weeks, but I had to go to a hospital to deliver him. I was actually treated well there because the staff probably felt bad for me, and I ended up giving birth to my third there as well because I had established a relationship with the midwives there. Honestly the moral of this story is: if you possibly can, find a hospital or place to give birth with midwives as they (for the majority) will take very good care of you and really care about yours and your baby’s well being. Even if we have to leave the hospital within 48 hours, if we can at least have good people looking after us who really truly care, it makes a huge difference! And also, we as women and mothers must advocate for ourselves and stand up to anything we don’t agree with or that goes against our instincts. I’m sorry to hear your experience was not the best, and I hope you are doing well now! It’s so hard in the beginning and we really need a strong support network to get through it.
@hisakolisaevans9026
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@@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan Chako-chan, arigatou. My experience was 57 years ago. That makes a big difference. I couldn't afford such a luxury to choose because I was alone and new to California, and didn't speak English. I'm almost deafening since I was 9 y/o cause of mumps. There is no other facility. I only had prenatal visits twice. I translated my symptoms and concerns into written English, but the doctor never really helped me. He only said 'everything is fine.' I just couldn't believe that. In Japan, mothers get 'The Maternal and Child Health Handbook (母子手帳) nothing here. I didn't have money to buy formula; so I fed him Regular Vitamin D homogenized milk. No such thing as 'Non-fat' at the time. Long story short, we are fine. My son is 56 y/o now working as a forensic scientist. I'm a retiree, who worked at BofA as a systems engineer. I'm 76 next month. - Love Hisako Lisa Evans
@小山幸春
Жыл бұрын
心臓の、リズムで、とんとんと、安らぐ、赤ちゃん。?
@lovemylutzs
Жыл бұрын
Also, just curious, is homebirth even an option in Japan?
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
Hi and thanks so much for your comment! Yes, actually, home birth is an option in Japan and there are definitely more traditional midwife birth centers where you can go for prenatal checkups. I have however heard that in order to be considered for a home birth, you must be checked by a regular medical doctor and get their “sign off” and be a low risk pregnancy. Not sure that it is any sort of regulation, but more like an unspoken rule or dependent on the midwifery practice’s policies. I always wanted to have a home birth, but with complications in previous pregnancies, I decided to go with the private birth clinic here and I was treated very well! I’ve heard a fair share of horror stories from women who have birth in larger hospitals, though, so I think it’s really important to do your research before deciding where to give birth and understand that everyone’s experiences will be different. Here’s an article which may be interesting for you: tokyodoulasupport.wordpress.com/category/home-birth/
@lovemylutzs
Жыл бұрын
@@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan Yes, I agree whole heartedly! How you birth, just like conception, is a very person decision and should only be made after much research and, as often as possible, accompanied by a feeling of peace with the decisions being made. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question! I’ll be sure to look over the article when I have a free moment. (I have 4 kiddos myself) Enjoy every newborn snuggle, sigh, and cry. Blink and you miss it!
@ビビ-w8w
Жыл бұрын
ありますよ!お風呂の中での出産とかも
@jojimasake
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My mother was a licensed midwife and delivered many babies at home. It was a common practice long time ago. She delivered all 3 of us in my parent home. Now it is common to go to hospitals.
Why only you? Is husband or family not allowed to enter during the stay?
@Chakochan-MylifeinJapan
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately no- no visitors were allowed due to strict Covid rules. Pre-Covid, normally my husband would have been allowed to stay and even my older kids could have, too, but hospitals and clinics have been extremely rigged when it comes to this. It is different thinking than other “Western” nations, and while I wasn’t exactly thrilled about it, there is no negotiating or exceptions to rules in Japan, so I literally couldn’t do anything about it. My husband was able to drop off some items I needed through a small window in the reception area for the nurses to bring up to me and that was about it. They even made him wait in the car until I came down when it was time to check out. 😓
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